Necktie



S. WELDON May 19, 1931.

NECKTIE Filed May l7. 1928 INVZNTOR. Samuel Waldo/1,.

7g {7m By its Afitsorn/e/y,

Patented May 19, 1931 UNITED STATES SAMUEL wnLnon; or roRrLAND, oamon Application filed May 17-, 1928. Serial No. 278,438.

This invention relates to improvements in necktles. p

The principal ObJGCt of my mventlon 1s to provide a necktie which is unprovided with a band encircling the neck, that may be :readily applied and worn with comfort and security of position. A further object of the invention is to provide a necktie of simple and practical construction which is readily detachable, de-

tachably connected in wearing position, and which will be retained by elastic means to yield itself readily to changes of position fpr various shapes of collars worn by the wearer.

Further objects and advantages of my 1nvention, and objects relating to details of construction of my invention, will be readily apparent in the course of the.detailed descr ption to follow.

The accompanying drawings illustrate by way of example a preferred form III WhICh my invention may be embodied, whereln Figure 1 is a new in front elevation of my invention. 25 Fig. 2 is a view in rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view partly in s1de elevation and partly in vertical section of my improved necktie.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentar view ofthe invention broken away to disc ose the construetlon thereof.

Fig. 5 is a detached perspective new of an element of the invention.

eral 1 indicates an endless wire frame in the general form of the capital letter Y hayin g its stem 2 comprises of a straight sided wire loop and its branches 3 formed of shorter narrower loops with the wire portion 5 therebetween turned upwardly to provideform and fullness to the upper exposed portion of the tie, as will be more fully explalned. The w1re loop stem 2 is covered by a sheath'b of relatively light strong fabric w1th1n which and on its outer side a pad 7 of suitable thlckness and size to round out the body portion of the he is secured. The branches 3 are covered by a fabric of the same material as that of the exposed portion of the tie.

Referring to said views, the reference num-' .tations by the fastener element 17.

v In buildingup the tie'a tubular under-flap 8 is provided, as shown, which is suitably shaped or tapered within whose upper end the sheath covered stem 2 is inserted to cover the base of the branches 3 and secured to the frame bystitching through the sheath 6. An overfiap 10 of similar tubular form to that of the underfiap is secured at its upper end, as at 11, to the back of the tie, and is then drawn 'over the frame between the branches 3, as at 12, and thence overlying the pad 7 drapes over the un'derflap in the usual manner. A band 13 is drawn about the body of the tie mmediately below the branches 3 overlying bhe pad 7 and is secured in lappedcondition at the rear, completing the tie With finished and pleasing appearance. Supporting devices for my Improved necktie consist in an elastic tape sewed atone end at the rear of the tie secured under the lower edge of the band 13. Adjacent the opposite end of the elastic tape a snap fastener socket 17 is secured adapted to be connected to a complementary stud 18 sooured to the under-flap 8 in spaced relation below the opposite end of the tape. A stud engaging device 20 is formed at one. end with an eye 21 adapted to be threaded upon the tape 16 between the fastener element 17 audits secured end. A forked end 22 is formed at the opposite end of the engaging device '20 which is bent over to' engage the shank of a collar button 23 from its upper side.

I In operation the wearer will first secure the forked end 22 of the collar-button en aging device over the collar-button 23 while the eye 21,0f the device is slipped along the elastlc tape as far as it may go through its limi- Then the tape is pulled down by its free end which, running through said eye, will pull the tie upwardly to cause the branches 3 to be thrust upwardly under the folded portions of the collar. The wearer may then secure the fastener elements 17 and 18 together by stretching the tape slightly and thereby exerting a slight tension to press the tie upwardly against the collar and firmly securing it in position where it will remain reliably against, displacement.

Having described my invention, what I claim, is: V

.1. A necktie comprising a Y-sha ed wire form including a looped stem and ranched loops at its upper end, a fabric sheath about said stem and folded over said form, a tubular fabric underflap enclosing and secured to said sheath, a fabric upper-flap secured to the rear of said form and extending thereover to overlie said underflap, a fabric band extending horizontally about said upperflap and secured at its opposite ends to the rear of the tie, an elastic tape secured at one end to the rear of said under-flap, a hookfastener loosely mounted on said tape arranged to be engaged over a collar-button,

and a snap fastener for the free end .of said tape. a

2. A necktie comprising a' wire form, a fabric sheath secured over said form, an underfiap and an upper-flap secured to 'said'- form and sheath in superposed relation, said upperflap bein secured to the rear and fold- .ed over said orm, a horizontally disposed band extending about said flaps and secured to the rear of said form, an elastic tape secured at one end to said underflap and at its opposite end-detachably connected through said underflap at the lower end-of said'form,

and a slide-hook mounted on said tape between saidconnections and adapted for connection with a collar-button.

3. A necktie comprising a wire form, a fabric sheath secured over said form, an underand an upper-flap secured to said form and sheath in superposed relation, said upper-flap being secured to the rear and folded over said form, a horizontally disposed band extending about said flaps and secured at the rear to said form, an elastic tape secured at one end to said underfla a slide-hook mounted on said ta e and a apted for connection with a collar, utton, and a snap fastener for the opposite end of said tape having its complementary elements secured at the lower end of the form and to said tape, respectively.

4. A necktiecomprising a wire form, a fabric sheath secured over said form, an underand an upper-flap secured to said form and sheath in superposed relatiomsaid upper-flap being secured to the rear and fold ed over said form, a horizontally disposed I hand extending about said flaps and secured at the rear to said form, an elastic tape sccured at one end to said under-flap, a slidehook mounted on said tape and adapted for connection with a collar button, and means to detachably secure the opposite end of said tape at the lower end of the frame.

' SAMUEL WELDON. 

